ISSN:
1572-882X
Keywords:
Acetobacter xylinum
;
hemicellulose
;
aggregation pattern
;
fibril width
;
crystallite size
;
X-ray diffraction
;
Raman spectroscopy
;
transmission electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract Cellulose from the bacteriumAcetobacter xylinum was used as a model system for investigating the influence of other cell wall polysaccharides on the aggregation of cellulose. The patterns of aggregation of the bacterial cellulose were modified when the cellulose was produced in the presence of hemicellulose-like saccharides. The celluloses were found to be more like the Iβ-type found in higher plant celluloses than the Iα-type in the control bacterial celluloses. The effects of isolation procedures on structure were also explored. It was found that the structures of isolated celluloses were influenced by the procedures used in isolation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00816385
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